Blake Griffin To Win 2010/2011 NBA Rookie Of Year - If You Play Futures Lay This Now

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10-15-2010, 05:43 PM

If you need a little more incentive, these are Griffin's games/numbers so far in preseason......

<TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodyCopyBold> Oct. 15, 2010 - 3:00 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin exploded in his first game at home since last year's season-ending knee injury, scoring 24 points on 7-of-13 shooting (10-of-12 from the foul line) with 14 rebounds, four blocks, and a steal in 36 minutes on Thursday.</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>He is having a monster preseason -- and thanks to vague comparisons to fellow top pick Greg Oden's missed rookie season, the hype machine hasn't been on full-blast. It is now. If you're getting him in Round 4 it's about right, but if you really want him you may have to pay up and grab him early.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodyCopyBold> Oct. 13, 2010 - 4:22 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin logged 37 minutes on Tuesday, collecting 13 points, 17 rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block. He was 5-for-11 from the field.</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>After playing no more than 24 minutes in any of his first three preseason games, Griffin's surgically repaired left knee responded well to the increase in minutes. He is quickly putting to rest concerns about his durability.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodyCopyBold> Oct. 9, 2010 - 2:28 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin manhandled David Lee and the Warriors on Friday, scoring 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting with nine rebounds, four assists, two steals, and a block in just 24 minutes.</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Let's not get too excited about preseason tilts with the Kings and Warriors, but he has started the preseason with a bang, averaging 20 and 10 in the two contests with plenty of peripheral stats to go around. The chink in the armor? An unsurprising 7-of-18 mark from the foul line including an airball tonight.</TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink></TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE border=0 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=bodyCopyBold> Oct. 8, 2010 - 1:08 a.m. ET</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=bodyCopy>Blake Griffin had 18 points, 13 rebounds, a block and a steal in Thursday's cake walk over the Kings. He hit all seven of his shots from the floor, but just 4-of-8 free throws.</TD></TR><TR><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD class=vaLink>Griffin looked like a real man tonight and questions about his knee are quickly fading away. He could end up being a Top 5 power forward before all is said and done, but then again, this performance came against the Kings, who didn't look good. Don't be afraid to draft Griffin this season.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

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10-28-2010, 05:52 PM

Can still be had for +200 at Betphoenix

<TABLE width="100%" align=center><TBODY><TR><TD class=vaLabel vAlign=top rowSpan=5 width=100 align=middle> </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Griffin blows up in pro debut, goes for 20-14 </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Blake Griffin - F - LAC - Oct. 28</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>In his pro debut on Wednesday, Blake Griffin scored 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting with 14 rebounds and four assists.Finishing at the rim, stroking it from the perimeter and cleaning the glass - Griffin displayed it all in his debut. And the best part for owners is that it only gets better from this point forward.

$600. Not a bad price. Seriously.Photo: eBay
Blake Griffin darn near hit his head on the rim on his first official NBA basketball game. The "rookie" (he was drafted in 2009 but didn't play due to the Clipper Curse injury) finished with 20 points and 14 rebounds, a rare double double stat line for a first game. In just a few short minutes, he turned a season's worth of Clipper highlights. You can forgive Clipper fan for being a little excited as evidenced by the hush of anticipation everybody got when Griffin gets a touch. Along with Eric Gordon (borderline All-Star), Baron Davis (former All-Star), Chris Kaman (soon-to-be former All-Star), a supporting cast of the 2008 Minnesota Timberwolves (Craig Smith, Randy Foye, Ryan Gomes) and promising rookies (Al-Farouq Aminu and Eric Bledsoe), about the only thing that can stop Griffin's ascension is the vaunted "Clipper Curse" and coach Vinny Del Negro.
But you should collect him anyway. Why? Because right now the boat still hasn't left shore. Blake Griffin rookie cards are still selling at a relatively reasonable rate. His National Treasures rookie is hovering in the $500 range and it's a rookie auto patch card that's numbered to 99. If this was an Upper Deck, best believe you'd be adding a 1 next to that 5. A combination of Panini and playing for the little brother team in Los Angeles is what is holding his cards down for now. But if he lives up to his potential of being the evolutionary Charles Barkley? It might be a 2 next to that 5 a year from now.
And if he's wearing a different jersey and signing a max deal a few years from now? The Curse might be in full effect, but he'll be dunking faces off on a team that isn't cursed. Good times for all, really.

Was looking at this a bit before..................ahhh threw a unit on it @ Pnx, best I could find, most were closed out. Probably should have gone 1/2 unit also on wall, saw +130 there, but didn't. Seems like these 2 are the only ones with a chance, barring injuries, of course.